Everybody Put Your Hands Up!

[waracchao]

"Weeeiii! I'm Daitaku Helios! I'm legit gonna run a super hype race, please cheer for me as loud as you can! ☆"

Daitaku Helios | Uma Musume

Residential horse genki girl (almost too much of one)

Enjoying life to the fullest while managing to draw you in like she's the literal sun

Will inflict mental damage stacks on you with how she talks

Has a way too catchy ass song with the gang.

Doesn't let L's get her down, running is (usually) mostly all she wants to do.

If you are neighbors/roommates with her chances are you are not sleeping.

Weeeei~~ ! ☆ crowd cheering

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[fellabsolve]

"But neither of us will fit, that's precisely the problem! Where would you put that tail of yours? Do you only listen to the words you want to hear?" he retorts.

There was nothing awesome or sauce about ill-fitting clothing. What did sauce have to do with anything? And, what excitement was there even to be had by swapping outfits? Accessories? Perhaps. Whatever was exciting this young lady, he did not comprehend.

"Hey-!" Rafal nearly trips at the sudden tugging, caught unawares. He had little choice but to follow along, unless he wanted to taste concrete.

"S-slow down! The clothing isn't going to run away! What sort of place? Wait, -That store there?"

[waracchao]

"Wahaha don't worry! We'll figure it out some way no matter what." Maybe it was the adrenaline in her mind making her think something was possible because more likely then not the entire outfit was going to droop down anyway. Still better that then giving up and not trying at all...

"You never know, sales can make people go craaaaazy! Next time Black Friday comes 'round the vibe check hits ya' pretty hard when you walk in. But we're a few months from that anyways."

Though the store Rafal pointed to wasn't the exact one she was thinking of it was scratching an itch for Helios to maybe explore. Plenty of colors, pretty trendy designs, and it seemed like from a glance affordable pricing too.

"Good pickin'!" As if that was Rafal's intention or not the horse girl made a quick turn into the store without any hesitation and immediately took in all the sights fairly quickly. "Let's see if we can't find you anythin'."

[hollowfaith]

"I see..."

"If that's the case, I'd rather hire your services for my partner."

He doesn't care much about dressing differently himself, even if it improved or refreshed his looks. Rather, he much preferred to spend his time admiring the object of his affections.

"Although his style's changed over the months, it comes from a less than savory source. If you could dress him up in something that 'rocked,' I would much prefer he has a second fashion consultant."

Eiden had a good eye for threads, but Aurelius didn't fully trust him. What if he spurred Klaus to try out something outrageous one day, just like he wheedled the poor seraph into advertising for his obscene little shop?

[waracchao]

"Ohhh? Oho? A fashion problem for someone else? That does sound like a disaster needing fixin fo' sure."

Although just how she was going to do that was anyone's guess. Judging from the his story it seemed the angel didn't quite agree with the way of thinking involving their dress. Though unless someone did tell the horse girl she wasn't going to bother delving too deep into the matter. If anything she might figure out before anyone told her in the first place...

"In that case I can handle it for your easy peasy! Just gotta tell me when and where I could meet 'em. Unless you're gonna bring along. Oh, we could make it a fashion date! If all my other girls were here we could make it a real big venture' but I haven't seen any of them 'round. It's like, totes quiet for being a city this big."

[hollowfaith]

"Angels do not need to strut," Aurelius protests, "We fly, or else we walk—how old are you again?"

It occurs to him that appearances meant very little in this world. Perhaps her strange speech came from actually being a child. Certainly, normal horses were many times the size of humans while still sporting single-digit birthdays.

"God judges souls for their deeds, not their dress," he continues. "A human who decides based on appearances alone is going to be a hypocrite. You—" He glances over her colorful "threads" and wisely decides not to comment.

"I believe our styles are too different to complement each other..."

[waracchao]

"Nah anyone can rock anything! There's this girl back at our school. Toooooooooootes cute, I'd pick her up and drag 'em back to my dorm if I could." Minus the part where Helios knew Ruby would absolutely loathe every second of it. Or just outright refuse the offer to begin with. "She dresses all prim and proper kinda like you. And I've been telling her that if we swapped outfits she'd rock what I got in store for her."

Of course getting it on her in the first place was another story. Convincing the other horse girl was a challenge that Helios still didn't manage to accomplish. But one day if all the cards were played right then maybe she'd see the "Stylish" girl Helios saw in her mind.

"It's kinda like that! And my bestie is part of a real real fancy family. Coats and ties everything like that! If she can pull it off you certainly can."

[fellabsolve]

"I have the same... vibe?" The words sound like nonsense. Yet frustratingly enough, close enough to something he could comprehend, he couldn't dismiss it as gibberish. Vibe...-bration? Maybe? Same energy?

Trading clothes was at least easy to understand... The pure brazenness and oddity of the suggestion aside. He shakes his head, scowling.

"What? Absolutely not! I have only a few spares. I am not entrusting one to you! Not to mention our different builds will make us both look ridiculous."

He is not picking up anything, nor did he really want to. He was already too tangled in this then he at all likes. He wants nothing to do with this mad girl!

But... (Divine dragon he can't believe he is entertaining her offer). His wardrobe was limited, and he's been thinking about correcting that for a while now... Completely independently of her, of course.

"...Eugh. I do need more clothing," Rafal says begrudgingly. That was basically a yes, for now.

[waracchao]

"OMG a one of a kind? That's like awesooooooooooooome sauce! So many peeps at home would be all over ya' asking questions." Maybe it really wasn't that exciting but she had to at least had to shoot some of her shots. A lot of things here wouldn't have made a lick of sense back at home no matter who she was talking to. And that was if anyone actually would believe her in the first place...

"Don't sweat it! The two of us will be totes fine! I might not know too much about exactly what ya' wearin' but that's the magic of doing something like this. It like, gets to make you realize just what goes into someone's fit you know?"

Doubtful he did. But considering he didn't say no to the offer that means Helios was in, something she made incredibly apparent pulling Rafal forward as she ran off.

"Come on there's a place up ahead we can stop first! It'll be real nice starting point for the two of us."

[allswell]

❛ Oh, lui? ❜ Him, Cecil echoes, eyes twinkling merrily. ❛ You have heard, monsieurs, that Eiden has a "boyfriend," no? ❜

❛ Mais maintenant tu vois, ❜ But now you see, ❛ It is I. ❜

He swings an arm over the shoulders of the light-haired brunette beside him while reclining elegantly with legs crossed on a sand-sculpted sofa. Despite the uncomfortable nature of the furniture in the Sitting Room, Cecil looks completely at ease.

❛ If it is to be us four, I will make sure mon chéri is suitably protected, yes? He is si délicat, after all. ❜ So delicate.

✄ @kleinstar > @hollowfaith > @waracchao

[kleinstar]

What is this grouping....?

Eiden is dazed by the combination, to say the least. There's the seemingly affable but equal parts dangerous Cecil, always a touch too close just like he is now. He'd more or less kidnapped Eiden but as for the rest...

On the other corner sits the imposing, tidy and face full of what Eiden can only assume is perfunctory judgement. He doesn't like he wants to be here and honestly neither does Eiden. The presence of the two is alone to cause a headache.

And as for the fourth member of their party... Eiden looks at the girl with blue highlights and animal ears (made from fabric) that just seems happy to be there. For whatever reason.

Who is she anyway?!

He doesn't ask. The introductions are on their way anyway and he's got other things to worry about --- like Cecil... and honestly just Cecil.

" It's REALLY not! " Eiden snaps trying to push the other away from himself.

" He's got my name right but we're not ...affiliated in any romantic manner like that ok?! "

@hollowfaith > @waracchao > @allswell

[hollowfaith]

A is for Aurelius, and Aurelius is annoyed. Which was E for easy when Eiden was involved.

"Why don't we," he begins, "quit this arrangement altogether?"

"As the gentleman says, one of us is practically dead weight, and the other—" his eyes trail to the horse girl, "would much rather be on a racetrack than stuck underground, I gather."

He had thought to expand his horizons by joining in the island's latest fad, but ended up running into one of the people he most disliked.

"...granted, it might be helpful to use Eiden as bait for his 'rizz factor.' You agree, of course?" He turns to Helios as a star pupil would to his teacher, proud of his recent mastery over English slang.

@waracchao > @allswell > @kleinstar ໒꒱

[waracchao]

"Oh, congrats on the relationship!"

Ever the one to never understand just exactly what was going on Helios managed to not only miss the part where the two of them weren't romantically involved but also the message from Aurelius potentially calling her "dead weight" beyond running. Still even if the horse girl did manage to listen in at that very moment odds were she wouldn't have been impacted too much. No use dealing with bad apples all the time. And an angel wouldn't mean that like him.

...Probably.

"Eh? Bait? I dunno I mean isn't that like totes dangerous without knowing where we're goin'...?" Still the moment he mentioned the "rizz" Eiden might have, causing Helios to smile as she nudged Aurelius to the side.

"Still Eiden right? You would be like AMAZIN' to be on the center of a stage. Everyone would flock to you like craaaaaaaaazy to see whatevs you got to show. Maybe A-Rel has a good idea there. If there's others who are gonna try to reach our levels we need to set a good example for 'em!"

@allswell > @kleinstar > @hollowfaith

[mejirogolfer]

The beach held a special meaning to most Tracen Uma musume, being the place where the most intense and the most fun trainings happen. So it was no wonder Palmer had found herself drawn there in her mindless wandering of this strange city before even going "home" and meeting her new roommates. There was even a rave nearby, and Palmer's heart hurt as she thought about her best friend Helios, who loved to play exactly this kind of music.

She could even hear the sound of Helios's voice calling her name... wait, that sound isn't in her head! As she's tackled into the sand by her bestie, her mouth can't make any coherent words until, through tears she finally gets one out. "HELIOSSSSSS!!!"

[waracchao]

"What's up bestie! I thought I'd never get to see you here!" Or anyone for that matter. But at some point someone had to come around and introduce themselves. Surely there couldn't be just one horse girl out in a completely different city.

"Oh hey get this we don't even have school to go here. It's like, nothing out here is back from Japan! There's barely any racetracks any nobody even seems to know who umas are. We're super rare I guess, like rolling one of those rainbows in those games everyone plays."

As if she would know anything about them. But they did look pretty enjoyable...

"Kinda weird vibes actually. Like when your pillow is just a bit off when ya' wake up."

[goldentyrant]

A poolside training area, reminiscent of summer camp. And for the unfortunate umamusume who was likely just trying to have a fun summer, a place for a king to train.

"Umu, your form is bad." She stands on the side of one of the pools, eyes narrowed.

"Has your trainer never corrected your form? You are lucky that one as benevolent as I would deign to watch over you." She hops into the pool with barely a splash, clicking her tongue.

"How will you prepare to descend the Totally Tube-ular slide without a perfect form to be witnessed by all in the glass? An umamusume must be radiant above all else. Even one such as you."

@waracchao

[waracchao]

"Wha? Torepi wouldn't have ever told me to change something I was doin' myself! 'It 'Sides it wasn't ya' know, that bad."

At least in her own eyes. Radiance or not being able to go down the "Totally Tube-ular" slide didn't really need much planning beyond just how she wanted to enter. Maybe for those that wanted to meticulously plan out their entry and more but for Helios jumping up and doing whatever she wanted in the heat of the moment was more then enough.

"I can do it again right now for you if yer' ready. You can see a Helios-style pool hop front and center!"

[hollowfaith]

If Aurelius knew that her impression of angels mostly came from Halloween, he’d likely riot. As things were, he only spares her a mildly troubled look that wavers between dismissal and confusion as she continues to ramble without a care in the world.

“The cred—the credentials?” he tries. “Angels do not need to prove themselves—they simply exist, until they’re needed.”

“I’d like to say we spare most of our time for the deserving, even if it is to…propagate our vibes.”

The deterioration of her speech was remarkable. He can’t be sure if it is a mark of the society she hailed from, or whether all the facilities for processing human speech had gone into growing her animal ears and tail.

“…I don’t think rizz is necessary,” Aurelius sounds doubtful.

[waracchao]

"OMG. They don't?!" From the tone of Helios it sounded like the horse girl was actually surprised. Every extra phrase that escaped his lips managed to impress her more and more. Why this stuff didn't seem to be common knowledge back home was anyone's guess.

"Nonono even if you don't need to prove anything the threads you got on tell everything! Like sure you might not need need it but what if you get caught lacking? You won't be able to strut your stuff will ya'?"

As if that was the problem with everything that was said right now...

"Hey I can help you with that! Do some shoppin' together and pick out each other some outfits. Sounds fun eeeey?"

[headlesshydra]

There’s been a miscommunication she thinks, but she can’t help but feel endeared to the girls excitement. Maybe she ought to rethink how she addresses people…

Well, she didn’t have anything to do today anyway…

“I try to frequent them, yeah, always on the look out for cool places since I arrived here.” She shrugs, smiling and slipping her hands into her pockets. “One I usually frequent just transferred out to the Black Fens, though, so not sure how often I’m gonna be able to go there.”

If she had a car, it wouldn’t be an issue to get out there, but she only had her own two feet or maybe a taxi out there… Did taxi’s even go to the Black Fens?

“You sound like you really love to run, huh?” She grins, shrugging once. “Can’t say I’m the best runner, but I gotta keep those skills up anyway. More used to parkour courses than straight tracks.”

And a pause at her question, and she reaches up to scratch at her cheek. “Team what? Hang on- Can we wait a bit? I just got off work, I’m in no outfit to go clubbing right now.” She gives a sheepish laugh, but nods. “Best nights at the club are on the weekends anyway… I’m getting ahead of myself, whats your name? I’m Helena.”

[waracchao]

"Oh I can carry you! Not somethin' I usually do cuz' ya' know, most people don't like how fast we run but we've done it before! This one time City told me I had to carry her cuz' she didn't want her heels getting dirty and I grabbed her and made it there lickity split. It was like so wild you should've been there!"

Maybe she was. Did social media manage to transcend worlds like they did? Surely there had to be some limitations she wasn't aware of just yet...

"Wait it's not the weekend...?"

It was only then that she stared at her phone, realizing the day, before letting out a low pitched squeal as Helios fell to the floor. As if her entire day was planned already around bringing a stranger to a club and partying as much as possible with them. Still despite that the horse girl managed to stand up like nothing happened, vibes completely in tact before finger pistoling towards the woman.

"Name's Daitaku Helios~~! Nice to meet ya' Helele!☆"

[hollowfaith]

"...I beg your pardon?"

"I wasn't aware that angels had a dress code."

Certainly, in his Heaven the rank-and-file angels wore their share of robes and no shoes, but the higher echelons were more about structured, conservative clothing than any specific uniform. Still, her insight into him is uncanny, prompting Aurelius to set her back on earth.

"You are a very good runner," he concedes, "but this is a crowded area that includes small children. I would suggest you find a dedicated track for your activities."

Not everyone would be paying enough attention to dodge out of the way, for one thing.

"...I am an angel, but as you can imagine, it is inconvenient to walk around in full celestial glory." Wings aside, just the aura would be blinding for too many people.

[waracchao]

"Whaa they don't?! That's wylin'." Not that Helios could say she knew many angels beyond the ones that showed up in costume stores. And those were mostly models made specifically for the season. Which usually so happened to be Halloween more often then not.

"Ah the kiddos! Your totes right 'bout that. Last thing anyone needs is for someone to run right into 'em. It'd be like a major disaster that'd be all over the umaweb."

Did that exist? Maybe it was something to check down the road once she actually wrote down notes of the first month here. All the social media accounts must've been waiting for any kind of post from her after this long.

"But how ya' gonna show the cred off?" An important question that surely wouldn't have been lost on Aurelius. "It might be inconvenient but celestial glory would make for a nice vibe check. Show off your rizz for those who don't know who ya' are."

[fellabsolve]

"My...What?" Rafal stared, stunned into baffled silence. He didn't even have time to get annoyed at her before she started rattling off word-like syllables. Was this some sort of magic spell? Did she just cheerfully try to hex him?! What in the world was going on?

"The what- Pick what up? I'm sure there's a store that sells thread?" Such a bizarre stream of questions. Threads... Well, he supposes his clothing is made of such. -OH!

He scowled, mostly at himself. "Are you asking about my clothing? Divine dragon, so much fuss... No. This is the attire I had before I came here. I've worn something like it for as long as I can remember."

[waracchao]

"Yeahuh your threads! Ya' got the same vibe us girls have with our outfits when we gotta go race! Not the exact same but you could probably pull it off too!" Or something similar at least. As long as it was flashy and could get the crowd going anything really worked.

"Whaaaaa? Your clothes back home look all same? That's rad! You don't have any spares lying around right? Like I dunno, we could do a tradin' spaces thing and try on each other's clothes. Or maybe a shopping trip for the day! That could be gucci too."

Maybe she was ranting a little too much to herself, all in hopes that he was also understanding what she was putting down. Which given their initial reaction was a very doubtful answer...

"Whaddya' say? Wanna go shoppin'?"

[waracchao]

"That's all for today. Remember to always keep the good vibes going and stay hyped! Weeeeeeiiii!!☆"

For an impromptu little club concert on the beach Helios didn't know what kind of crowd to expect. Still seeing a sizeable amount of people come out and enjoy themselves was more then enough for the uma to consider it a success. Not that a no-show would make her instantly think it was a failure but the more always meant the merrier. Still the real surprise was spotting someone oddly familiar in the back after everyone began to disperse.

"No way, is that really her?" Thankfully that hair was already enough of a indicator that Helios was right on the money. Someone she couldn't mistake no matter the time of day.

"PALMEEEEEEEEEEER!"

Without a second thought of anything left behind on her setup Helios made a mad dash towards her bestie, tackling them straight to the sand with a bright smile on their face.

"When did you pull up? You should've hit my LINE Up and told me you also got stuck here too! Us girls gotta stick together remember~~?"

@mejirogolfer

[headlesshydra]

People with animal features had become commonplace for her by now. Sure they were a shock at first- Stuff you only read about in fantasy novels or comic books- but here they seemed to be just as frequent as the animals themselves.

It’s one such encounter she’s stopped in her tracks by the sound of shoes hitting the floor at a rapid pace- Speed she’d never heard or seen since Ustanak. She only has time to step out of the way and let them go sliding past her, scoffing a bit at the sight.

The ears and tail are new… Horse features? How cute…

“Clubs? What kind are you looking for- Like Night clubs? Because we can hang if you do.” She snorts, shrugging a bit. “Far as race tracks go, I know of a gym nearby that has a second floor balcony thats a whole running track. There’s probably a bigger one outside of the city, though, I haven’t been out there to check yet.”

[waracchao]

"Wait really? You are one of the crowd there too?! That's hypeeeeee!"

Maybe she did manage to miss the entire point of their conversation but there was an invite to hang out. And that alone meant Helios had to be the one to accept it. Otherwise she'd be a complete buzzkill right off the rip. And regardless of the city or world she managed to end up in that what a specific no-go.

"And a whole track? Tight!~~☆ We can head there for a run after we get some beats down at the club." As if she knew her newfound partner in crime would always want to exercise in any similar capacity to the way they did.

"Team Heli-T gonna shred everything up! Oh but you don't need anything before right? We could always stop by and pick some stuff up before we head out."

[hollowfaith]

The figure tearing past him on the boardwalk moves so fast, she might as well be a blur. Still, Aurelius's eyes are sharp enough to catch the odd combination of ears and tail on her body, as well the ice-cream seller pushing his cart of wares coming in the opposite direction.

It's likely that she would've dodged him, but the angel takes no chances: one minute everyone is on the ground, and the next he's moved both figures into the air, holding them aloft to prevent a potential crash.

He sets the startled ice cream man down first, before moving to study the horse girl in his wake.

"There are better places for running."

"Please don't disturb the public peace."

@waracchao ໒꒱ man...

[waracchao]

Helios always believed she would eventually fly if she could run fast enough. And today seemed like the day that dream would come true. Or it was her initial thought upon apparently seeing the ground get farther and farther away. But instead it was someone else, a real honest to God angel picking her up.

...At least that's probably what he was. Did angels always wear suits? And where was the halo?

"Disturbing the peace? Is killin' the vibe 'round here involve running?" There weren't any signs that seemed to say otherwise. But maybe it was one of those unspoken rules the uma wasn't aware of just yet. That surely had to be it.

"Hey hey are you an actual angel? You know the ones who wear all the robes and shine all brightly? Ya' gotta be!"

[waracchao]

"Your fit is totes awesome! Like what you got going on would tear up the tags wei high!☆" It didn't seem like a racing outfit to Helios but maybe it was from another school? The way it was reminded her of something Ruby would've maybe had on in their closet for her "esteemed important" places but it very well could've been their usual clothes. Or a cosplay. Was there a convention in town? Was she missing out on all the fun?

"Hey you gotta gimme all the deets! Did ya' pick it up here? Is there even a store here that sells threads like that? Don't leave me hangin' bestie !"

@fellabsolve

[waracchao]

Getting situated in the mysterious city was something that didn't take too long for Helios to accomplish. Sure the differences were pretty big but the downsides got outweighed by all the good points. No more school meant no more racing, but her bestie Palmer was here. The two could just race together, so long as nothing managed to cause the vibe to be in shambles on her more "nobleish" partner in crime.

Still she couldn't rely on them all the time. There were hundreds of other apartments here which meant there had to at least be some people out there for her to meet. Or anyone that could help her out find some good landmarks to hang out at. Like the individual walking in front of her, someone who could easily have passed for a Trai-pi back at Tracen. Maybe she was one in disguise? Always a possibility

"Wait up!" Helios shouted before running ahead to catch up like it was the last spurt of a race, sliding as she practically ground herself to to a halt

"Hey hey you wouldn't know where all the clubs are at here? Or wait even better a race track? Doesn't need to be the bees knees or anythin', just somewhere so I can tell my bestie to meet up at."

@headlesshydra